As of December 2022, 41.6 percent of the labor force in Singapore had a university degree or higher. Singapore has increased the share of degree holders in the labor force in the past decades, upskilling its workforce to meet the demands of a more sophisticated economy.
Share of the labor force in Singapore in 2022, by highest educational attainment
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Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). (December 1, 2022). Share of the labor force in Singapore in 2022, by highest educational attainment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155893/singapore-share-of-labor-force-by-educational-attainment/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). "Share of the labor force in Singapore in 2022, by highest educational attainment." Chart. December 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155893/singapore-share-of-labor-force-by-educational-attainment/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). (2022). Share of the labor force in Singapore in 2022, by highest educational attainment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155893/singapore-share-of-labor-force-by-educational-attainment/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore). "Share of The Labor Force in Singapore in 2022, by Highest Educational Attainment." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155893/singapore-share-of-labor-force-by-educational-attainment/
Ministry of Manpower (Singapore), Share of the labor force in Singapore in 2022, by highest educational attainment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155893/singapore-share-of-labor-force-by-educational-attainment/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Share of the labor force in Singapore in 2022, by highest educational attainment [Graph], Ministry of Manpower (Singapore), December 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155893/singapore-share-of-labor-force-by-educational-attainment/